Title: AND THE WINNER IS… Amazing Animal Athletes Author: Etta Kaner Illustrator: David Anderson Publisher: Kids Can Press Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge Genre: Science, Nature Lexile Score: IG550 (ages 4-8) Get ready for the World Animal Games hosted by Walrus and Cockatoo! “And the Winner Is…” gives readers a fun and fantastic opportunity to learn about […]
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Made You Look
Title: Made You Look: How Advertising Works and Why You Should Know Author: Shari Graydon Illustrator: Warren Clark Publisher: Annick Press Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 978-1-55037-814-6 Interest: age 11+ Made You Look is a must-have, survival guide for young people – an advertisers favourite target. From the opening line “Remember the day your parents sat you […]
100 Animals on Parade
Title: 100 Animals on Parade! Author and Illustrator: Masayuki Sebe Publisher: Kids Can Press Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 978-1-55453-871-3 Lexile Score: 110 (Kindergarten) Simple and engaging, “100 Animals on Parade” encourages kindergarten students to count to 100 – over and over again. The book follows groups of animals (yes, there really are 100 of each) […]
Anton and Cecil: Cats at Sea
Title: Anton and Cecil: Cats at Sea Author: Lisa Martin and Valerie Martin Illustrator: Kelly Murphy Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 978-1-61620-246-0 Lexile Score: 950 (grade 3-7) Anton and Cecil may be cats, but as brothers they have a relationship that many humans understand. As different as two cats can be, they […]
We Are Twins!
Title: We are Twins! Author: Sylvia Pagan Westphal Illustrator: Nicole Gsell Publisher: Pinwheel Books Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 978-098542-4824 Although the incidence of twins is rising in North America, they are still the subject of great interest among kids and adults alike. When my twin boys were infants, I could not go for a walk […]